Did you gather in large groups for the holidays? A virus may be your post-holiday present

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

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Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Why are holiday gatherings considered "high risk" activities, but other things we do every day, that may involve being in contact with even more people, are not? My kids are in class with 20+ kids and see even more in the lunch room, recess, and aftercare. My spouse works in person every day and takes the metro. We attend church and went to see a play last week. None of this makes sense anymore.

These articles/posts/tweets are invariably written by WFH professionals who don’t have kids in school. To them, taking a plane to a family party with 10 people is the biggest exposure they have all year.

So true!

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

Yep. We just used up the last of our free covid tests and I’m not likely to buy more unless I get something really flu-like. I’m interested to know if I get covid because I’m still somewhat on the fence about boosters so would want to know if I had a natural immunity boost. If I do get it again I certainly will not be testing every day to get out of isolation…

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

If someone is sick, they should stay home until their symptoms resolve. What would a test change about that?

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Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Why are holiday gatherings considered "high risk" activities, but other things we do every day, that may involve being in contact with even more people, are not? My kids are in class with 20+ kids and see even more in the lunch room, recess, and aftercare. My spouse works in person every day and takes the metro. We attend church and went to see a play last week. None of this makes sense anymore.

These articles/posts/tweets are invariably written by WFH professionals who don’t have kids in school. To them, taking a plane to a family party with 10 people is the biggest exposure they have all year.

And the type of people who write about public health are probably similar to the asocial weirdos who work in public health. They're germophobic shut-ins.

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Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Did you even read the article? "If you're partying, avoid close contact with high risk people". Why is partying any different than going to work, school, restaurants, etc? So we should either avoid all those places or avoid close contact with others who may or may not be high risk, how can tell? This fear mongering isn't going to work, nobody is going to stay home like its 2020.

It is the same logic that was applied to most peaceful protest and children playing basketball at the outdoor high school courts. One was permissible because it was politically expedient and the other was surely going to kill grandma.

Exactly. Normal people won't be duped again.

Normal people who are not psychopaths care about others. And can stay home for a few days if sick, or exposed.
You're clearly not normal and are a selfish, entitled psycho. So just own it.

Stay home if sick, sure. But avoid contact with everyone if you go to work, school, church, gym, etc. No. Not happening. We know you're the unhinged one.

Oh well, if you say so. Anonymous psycho poster . . . no one would accuse me in real life about being unhinged about COVID or viruses. We were careful during the pandemic but we still lived our lives to the extent allowed. My kid played sports all throughout, we traveled. So go on with your assumptions like an ignoramus you are.

But we also recognized we have a social responsibility -and a moral one- not to deliberately put vulnerable people in harm's way. Too bad you have not a shred of empathy in that black, selfish heart of yours. You could use some.

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

COVID Tests cost next to nothing. And, you can still get them free. We got more via mail from the feds this fall and used one this week b/c we were sick (it was negative).

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

Yep. We just used up the last of our free covid tests and I’m not likely to buy more unless I get something really flu-like. I’m interested to know if I get covid because I’m still somewhat on the fence about boosters so would want to know if I had a natural immunity boost. If I do get it again I certainly will not be testing every day to get out of isolation…

Yes, PP here again and same. I do generally want to know my health history so would want to test if I'm highly symptomatic (dont care if its just cold symptoms), out of curiosity and in case there are lingering effects and to time if i get another booster. But we have nothing to be gained other than fear mongering if symptoms arent present or serious.

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

COVID Tests cost next to nothing. And, you can still get them free. We got more via mail from the feds this fall and used one this week b/c we were sick (it was negative).

Did you keep testing? Did you do anything differently because it was negative? Did you somehow feel better about yourself or less anxious? Really trying to understand what you gained from testing.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are vulnerable person (self-defined, of course), make sure you are up to date on your vaccines and have a primary doctor who can prescribe paxlovid for you quickly. If that doesn't feel like enough, you should self-isolate for a week after the holidays.

Best to control what you can control in this world, which is your self. Asking the humans to stop doing the human-like things seems pretty proven not to work at this point.

+1 I'm medically vulnerable. We got together with a small group of people for the holidays and I wore a mask. No one else did. I avoided large crowds. Done. If others want to do large gatherings, avoid masks, etc. that's their choice. I'm not a selfish cow who thinks the world revolves around me. I control what I can control.

You aren't a pleasant cow, that is certain.

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Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

Did you even read the article? "If you're partying, avoid close contact with high risk people". Why is partying any different than going to work, school, restaurants, etc? So we should either avoid all those places or avoid close contact with others who may or may not be high risk, how can tell? This fear mongering isn't going to work, nobody is going to stay home like its 2020.

It is the same logic that was applied to most peaceful protest and children playing basketball at the outdoor high school courts. One was permissible because it was politically expedient and the other was surely going to kill grandma.

Exactly. Normal people won't be duped again.

Normal people who are not psychopaths care about others. And can stay home for a few days if sick, or exposed.
You're clearly not normal and are a selfish, entitled psycho. So just own it.

Stay home if sick, sure. But avoid contact with everyone if you go to work, school, church, gym, etc. No. Not happening. We know you're the unhinged one.

Oh well, if you say so. Anonymous psycho poster . . . no one would accuse me in real life about being unhinged about COVID or viruses. We were careful during the pandemic but we still lived our lives to the extent allowed. My kid played sports all throughout, we traveled. So go on with your assumptions like an ignoramus you are.

But we also recognized we have a social responsibility -and a moral one- not to deliberately put vulnerable people in harm's way. Too bad you have not a shred of empathy in that black, selfish heart of yours. You could use some.

You're one of those weirdos who thinks you're more virtuous when you travel and participate in life because you "care" more. And everyone else is just doing it wrong. We see you.

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

Yep. We just used up the last of our free covid tests and I’m not likely to buy more unless I get something really flu-like. I’m interested to know if I get covid because I’m still somewhat on the fence about boosters so would want to know if I had a natural immunity boost. If I do get it again I certainly will not be testing every day to get out of isolation…

Yes, PP here again and same. I do generally want to know my health history so would want to test if I'm highly symptomatic (dont care if its just cold symptoms), out of curiosity and in case there are lingering effects and to time if i get another booster. But we have nothing to be gained other than fear mongering if symptoms arent present or serious.

Except for maybe finding out if your kid had it so that you can tell your close contacts, mask in public, and follow public health guidance about the kids' return to school. But I get it, if it doesn't benefit you, there's no point in testing. Many people feel that way.

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Anonymous wrote:You're asking highly selfish people if they're going to party and then self isolate? The answer is no, no they are not.

So your take is it's highly selfish to gather and celebrate for holidays and then carry on with our lives afterward. You mean the behavior that humanity has been engaging in since the dawn of time.

Community and connection are canceled folks. The way to a long and healthy life is to avoid all the people. Bonus points for spending the holidays with as few people as possible and then having a job that allows you to sit at home alone afterward too. This is evidence-based advice.

No one has suggested avoiding socialization. The article doesn't say that, nor have prior posters mentioned isolating or avoiding holiday gatherings. The idea is that we might want to be mindful of others following high-risk activities, especially if we will be around vulnerable people in the week following those high-risk activities.

NP. OP mentioned it in their post. “How many of you are going to self-isolate?”

It's also hard to know what "being mindful" means in these circumstances.

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Anonymous wrote:Duh. This is not news. Its also not a big deal. We had a lovely holiday break; traveled, partied, enjoyed festivities, saw all of the people. One of my kids is home sick today with a fever. I feel sad for him but would in no way suggest that we shouldn't have celebrated, nor do I feel any need to isolate for those of us in the house who arent yet sick. Im in the office today. Such is life.

Do you test for COVID? I'm assuming the answer is no.

You say this like its an activity that needs to be practiced regularly, which is super weird.

Ive had covid only once, in 2022 and yes my whole family tested. We were all obviously ill. I will not test myself right now because im not sick. I will not test my son because hes a kid and kids get random fevers and then get better. If everyone in my house came down with obvious symptoms that lasted more than 48 hours, yes I would test. Otherwise, no I dont see anything to gain in doing so.

I guess your weird and my weird are different because we focus on different things. You think you have nothing to gain by having your kid test for COVID, and if you wouldn't do anything differently yourself if the test was positive, then you have nothing to gain. Personally, I think it's weird to potentially expose my co-workers to COVID when I know one of my kids is sick after we, as a family, engaged in a host of high-risk activities at a time when high levels of COVID (and other illnesses) are circulating.

Serious question here - prior to Covid, would you have stayed home if your kid had the flu but you felt fine? What about if you had a cold that might have been the flu or another virus? Lots of employers didn't give sick time for those situations. Do they give sick time now?

And testing healthy people for a potential illness was never a thing pre-Covid. Nobody got a flu test just because their family member had the flu.

One of the weirdest things about he Covid hysteria was how we acted like perfectly healthy people were covered in smallpox sores. It was just bizarre.

I didn't suggest that the parent should test; just asked whether she tested her SYMPTOMATIC kid.

Covid tests cost like $12. I’m not spending that money to test for every cold anymore. And neither is anyone else.

Im the selfish PP whose kid was sick today and agree with this. In addition to cost, and the fact that I no longer have any covid tests so would have had to make a trip to find one, I will repeat that it is normal for young kids to spike a fever one day and be OK the next. Its not a cause for panic or changing your routine any more than you need to to keep the child comfortable. I dont need to know if he has covid. If he is still sick at the end of this week, or if anyone else in my house gets the same sick in the meantime that would change my calculations but one elementary age child at home in bed doesn't need to alter anything else in our lives. I have an older kid too and am used to parenting pre covid and working pre covid so maybe those of you who don't have that experience are unable to comprehend this.

Yep. We just used up the last of our free covid tests and I’m not likely to buy more unless I get something really flu-like. I’m interested to know if I get covid because I’m still somewhat on the fence about boosters so would want to know if I had a natural immunity boost. If I do get it again I certainly will not be testing every day to get out of isolation…

Yes, PP here again and same. I do generally want to know my health history so would want to test if I'm highly symptomatic (dont care if its just cold symptoms), out of curiosity and in case there are lingering effects and to time if i get another booster. But we have nothing to be gained other than fear mongering if symptoms arent present or serious.

Except for maybe finding out if your kid had it so that you can tell your close contacts, mask in public, and follow public health guidance about the kids' return to school. But I get it, if it doesn't benefit you, there's no point in testing. Many people feel that way.

Please don't tell me if you think I'm a close contact. No one has told me in so long. It's really useless information. It does not benefit me in the least.

Let common sense prevail. If you don't feel well, stay home. If your child does not feel well, keep them home.